Flashcard: Post-War Britain: Reforms and Recovery — 18 carte

Britain's economic status 1945

Bankrupt, high wartime costs, trade loss, military commitments.

Post-war social impacts — evacuation?

Shared experiences, bridged class divides during war.

Rationing — purpose?

Controlled resource distribution, supported war effort.

Growth of the state — example?

Expanded government control in daily life.

Beveridge Report — five giants?

Want, Squalor, Ignorance, Idleness, Disease.

Universal flat-rate payment — opposed?

Means Test, for fairness and simplicity.

Labour reforms — key legislation?

Nationalization, Education Act, Family Allowances.

Nationalization — industries involved?

Coal, gas, electricity, steel, transport.

Austerity measures — include?

Rationing, wage restraint, high taxes, devaluation.

NHS Act — year?

1946, established free healthcare.

Prescription charges — introduced?

1951, to control NHS costs.

Aid from US — main form?

Marshall Aid and US loan, stabilizing economy.

Economic impact of aid — result?

Industrial growth, high employment, trade recovery.

Criticisms of welfare — main issue?

Costly, housing shortages, economic lag, rising prices.

Post-war Britain — key changes?

Expanded state, education, housing, social security.

Atomic bomb — first test?

1952, after WWII.

Wartime evacuation — social effect?

Bridged class divides, shared experiences.

Devaluation — year?

1949, made exports cheaper, imports more expensive.